Forgot password? Here’s how to view stored passwords on Chrome and Firefox

We often choose to store our passwords while working in the browser on our laptop or desktop. These passwords stored in the browser are stored in encrypted form. Many times later we forget our Facebook, Twitter or other useful passwords. But do you know how you can retrieve the password already stored in the browser even after the history is deleted?

Today we will tell you how to retrieve passwords stored on Google Chrome and Firefox browsers. Now in case you forget the password in the office, you will not need any IT engineer, rather you can find your password yourself. Apart from this, you can delete accidentally stored passwords and import them. You also need to be vigilant about keeping your password secure.

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First of all let’s talk about Google Chrome. To retrieve your password stored in Google Chrome, first open the tab by clicking on the menu in the right corner. After that go to Settings. After going to Settings, click on Advanced Settings in blue letters at the bottom. After clicking on Advanced Settings, go to Passwords and Forms and click on Manage Password.

After clicking on Manage Password, a password list will open in front of you. This list will show all the URLs, usernames, and passwords you’ve ever chosen to store. The stored passwords will be visible in hidden i.e. bullet form. To view your password, you have to click on ‘Show’ in the password given in bullet form. As soon as you click on show, you can see your desired password.

Also, if you feel that you have stored the password by mistake and you want to delete it. You can delete your stored passwords and usernames by clicking on the blinking cross next to ‘Bullet Password’. Apart from this, you will also get the option to import the password.

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Retrieving stored passwords in Firefox is very easy. Even in Firefox browser, first you have to go to the menu in the right corner and click on the option.

As soon as you click on the option, you will have options like General, Search, Content, Application, Privacy, Security, Sync and Advanced. You have to go to Security and click on Saved Login.

By clicking on this option of saved login, a list will open in front of you with the stored username and site. In this list you can also see the time and date of last updated and used.

As soon as you click on show password given below. The browser will ask you to confirm once again whether you really want to show the password. As soon as you click on the ‘Yes’ option, you will also see the password tab in the same list.

After viewing the passwords, if you want to hide them again, you can click on Hide Password. Along with this, you can select any one username and remove it. Or you can delete all the passwords together by clicking on ‘Remove All’ below. Passwords can be imported into Firefox just like Chrome.